2001 in film

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Harry Potter
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
3. Shrek
4. Monsters Inc.
5. Rush Hour 2[?]
6. The Mummy Returns[?]
7. Pearl Harbor
8. Ocean's Eleven[?]
9. Jurassic Park III[?]
10. Planet of the Apes

Births

Deaths

• February 19 - Stanley Kramer[?], 87, American movie director
• March 15 - Ann Sothern[?], actress
• April 15 - Joey Ramone, 49, singer/guitarist/songwriter
• June 21 - Carroll O'Connor, 76, actor
• June 28 - Jack Lemmon, 76, actor
• June 28 - Joan Sims, 71, actress
• August 25 - Aaliyah, 22, American singer and actress
• September 3 - Pauline Kael[?], 82, American movie critic
• Dale Evans[?], actress

Awards

• The annual Academy Awards served out gongs for Best Actor in Gladiator to Russell Crowe.
• Ridley Scott's Gladiator took the Academy Award for Best Picture.
• Best Supporting Actress and Actor were won by Marcia Gay Harden[?] for Pollock and Benicio del Toro[?] for their roles in Traffic which also won its director, Steven Soderbergh the Directing statue.

Other Movies Released

• A.I. Artifcial Intelligence
• Ali[?], starring Wil Smith[?]
• A Knight's Tale[?]
• Along Came a Spider[?]
• Amélie from Montmartre
• American Outlaws[?]
• American Pie 2
• America's Sweethearts[?]
• Angel Eyes[?]
• The Animal[?]
• AntiTrust[?]
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire[?]
• Baby Boy
• Bandits[?]
• Behind Enemy Lines[?]
• Black Knight
• Blow
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• The Brothers[?]
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin
• Cats & Dogs[?]
• Corky Romano[?]
• Crazy/Beautiful[?]
• Crocodile Dundee in L.A.[?]
• Domestic Disturbance[?]
• Don't Say a Word
• Double Take[?]
• Down to Earth[?], a remake of Heaven Can Wait
• Dr. Dolittle 2[?], starring Eddie Murphy
• Driven[?]
• Enemy at the Gates[?]
• Evolution[?]
• Exit Wounds
• The Fast and the Furious
• 15 Minutes[?]
• Final Fantasy[?]
• Freddy Got Fingered[?]
• From Hell
• Get Over It[?]
• The Glass House[?]
• Gosford Park
• Hannibal[?]
• Hardball[?]
• Head Over Heals[?]
• Heartbreakers[?]
• Hearts in Atlantis
• Heist[?]
• How High[?]
• Green Day: International Supervideos[?] (DVD Release)
• Iron Monkey[?]
• Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back[?]
• Jeepers Creepers[?]
• Jimmy Neutron[?]
• Joe Dirt[?]
• Joe Somebody[?], starring Tim Allen
• Josie and the Pussycats[?]
• Joy Ride[?]
• Kate & Leopold[?], starring Meg Ryan
• Kiss of the Dragon[?]
• Kingdom Come[?]
• K-Pax[?], starring Kevin Spacey
• Last Castle[?]
• Legally Blonde[?]
• Life as a House[?]
• The Majestic[?], starring Jim Carrey
• Max Keeble's Big Move
• Memento
• The Mexican, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts
• Moulin Rouge, starring Nichole Kidman[?]
• The Musketeer[?]
• Not Another Teen Movie[?]
• O[?]
• Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off The Map[?] (DVD Release)
• The One[?], starring Jennifer Aniston
• Original Sin[?]
• Osmosis Jones[?]
• Out Cold[?]
• The Others[?], starring Nicole Kidman
• The Pledge[?]
• Pokemon 3[?]
• The Princess Diaries[?], starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway[?]
• Rat Race[?]
• Recess: School's Out[?]
• Riding in Cars with Boys[?]
• Rock Star[?]
• Save the Last Dance[?]
• Saving Silverman[?]
• Scary Movie 2[?]
• Staind: MTV Unplugged[?] (DVD Release)
• The Score[?]
• See Spot Run[?]
• Serendipity[?]
• Shallow Hal[?]
• The Shipping News[?]
• Someone Like You[?]
• Spy Game[?]
• Spy Kids
• Sugar and Spice[?]
• Summer Catch[?]
• Sweet November[?]
• Swordfish[?]
• The Tailor of Panama[?]
• 13 Ghosts[?]
• 3000 Miles to Graceland[?]
• Tomb Raider
• Tomcats[?]
• Training Day
• Two Can Play that Game[?]
• Valentine[?]
• Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz
• The Wash[?]
• The Wedding Planner, starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey[?]
• What's the Worst that Could Happen[?]
• Y tu mamá también
• Zoolander[?], starring Ben Stiller